Aurora Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Aurora Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $115k and spending of $91k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $35k to $115k (+233%), an average of +233% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 233%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Aurora Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Robert Walker Memorial Oakland First Aid Squad Inc ($115k), Ottine Volunteer Fire Department ($115k) and Red Rock Search and Rescue ($115k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $167k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $167k.